Stave-jointing machine.



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Y Y sTAvB JOINTING MACHINE. Y APPLICATION FILED MAY 5, 1911. 1,028,648 Patented June 4, 1912.

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COLUMBIA PLANOGIMPH co..vIASHlNnTDN, D. C.

P. H. WILLIAMS.

STAVE JOINTING MACHINE.'

APPLICATION FILED MAY 5, 1911.

Patented June 4, 1912.

P. H. WILLIAMS.

STAVB JOINTING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED M-LY, 1911.

Patented June 4, 1912.

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P. H. WILLIAMS.

STAVE JOINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY s, 1911.

` `Patented June 4, 1912.

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COLUMBIA PLANOURAPH co., WASHINGTON. n. c.

P. H. WILLIAMS.

STAVE JOINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 5, 19,11.

Patented June 4, 1912.

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P. H. WILLIAMS. STVE JOINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 5. 1911.

1,028,648,` Patented June 4, 1912.

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STAVE JOINTING MACHINE.

APPLIGATION FILED MAY 5, 1911.

1 ,028,648. Patented June 4, 1912.

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P. H. WILLIAMS. STAVE JOINTING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED MA1 5, 1911.

Patented 11111154, 1912.

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. s'raras PATEENI "ritiro PERRY HAZARD WILLIAMS, OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF T0 G. GRONAUER, .0F MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. l i

STAVE-J'OINTING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 4, 1912.

Application iled May 5, 1911. Serial No. 625,201.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, PERRY HAZARD ,WIL- LIAMs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Memphis7 in the county of yShelley and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsl in Stave- Jointing Machines; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in jointing machines for barrel staves.

011e object of the invention is to provide a jointing machine of this character having an improved construction and arrangement of traveling saw adapted to cut a curved face, also to form a perfect under cut and to give the proper vquarter on each end and bilge.

Another object is to provide an improved means for guiding the traveling saw carriage in a curved line together with'an improved mechanism for holding and presenting the stave to the saw to be jointed.

Still another object is to provide an improved means to indicate the sawing line and to form a yielding stop for the stave when placed in position to be sawed, thereby preventing waste of stock.

lVith these and other objects in View, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction; combination and arrangement of parts as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in `the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a front view of my improved jointing machine; Fig. 2 is a top plan view; Fig. 3 is an end View; Fig. 4L is a horizontal. section taken abovel the main driving or operating mechanism of the machine; Fig. 5 is a plan view of the saw carriage; Fig. 6 is a rear l end view thereof; Fig. 7 is a side view of the same partly in section; Fig. S is a detail-vertical longitudinal section through the carriage on the line 8 8 of Fig. 5; Fig. 9 is a cross sectional view through the carriage on the line 9 9 of Fig. 5; Fig. 10 is a detail vertical longitudinal .section through the carriage on the line 10-10 of Fig.V 5; Fig.

11 is a rear view of the stavey supporting and clamping mechanism showing the parts in inoperative position; FiO. 12 is a similar view showing the parts in operative position; Fig. 13 is an enlarged'plan View of the stave supporting mechanism and the adjust-. ing mechanism for the saw carriage guide; Fig. 14 is a' plan view of the stave supporting plate and lower clamping member; Fig. 15 is a side view of thesame; Fig. 16 is a vertical cross section on the line 16--16 of Fig. 13; Fig. 17 is a similar view on the line 17-17 of Fig. 12; Fig. 18 is a detail side view of one of the stave receiving and holding devices; Fig. 19 is an enlarged vertical sectional View of a portion of the frame and the cable operating drum of the carriage reciprocating mechanism; Fig. 2O is a vertical sectional View on the line 20-20 of Fig. 19 showing the rack bar and pinion of the carriage reciprocating mechanism; Fig. 21 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 21-21 of Fig. 19; Fig. 22 is arvertical cross section through the lower portion of the frame on the line 22-22 of' Fig. 1 showing the supporting and connecting means for the slack adjusting mechanism of the saw operating belt; Fig. 23 is a vertical cross sectional view onV the line 23-23 of Fig. 22; Fig. 24 is a horizontal sectional view through a portion of the guide rail for the saw carriage and the supporting and adjusting mechanism for said rail; Fig. 25 is a detail side view of thepivoted operating arm for actuating the rack bar of the carriage reciprocating mechanism, showing in full and-dotted lines the eXtremepositions of the armron the working and return stroke of the saw carriage rand indicating the dif-l ference in the distance the arm operating mechanism travels in swinging the arm to its extreme positions whereby more time is required for the return stroke of the car-V Y bers which are secured together in parallel relation and spaced a suitable distance apart by tie bolts 2 on which are arranged spacing sleeves 3 as clearly shown in Fig. 4 of the drawing. The side members of the frame are preferably of angle liron construction and on the flat upper edges of said side members are arranged wear or track plates 4 on which are adapted to travel the supporting wheels or rollers of a traveling saw7 carriage hereinafter described. Formed on one end of the side members Vof the frame are bearing brackets 5 in which is revolubly mounted a main driving shaft 6 on one end of which are mounted tight and loose pulleys 7 and 8 with which are adapted tov be engaged a driving belt (not shown). Arranged abovethe pulleys 7 and 8 is a suitable belt shifter which is here shown and preferably comprises a transversely dis posed operating rod 9, which is arranged through and slidably engaged with the side members of the frame and is providedl on its front end with a handle 10 and has secured in its opposite end downwardly and rearwardly projecting belt engaging arms 11, by means of which when the rod is projected and retracted the belt will be shifted back and forth from the loose to the tight pulley.

Adapted to travel on the wear or track plates 4 on the upper edges of the side members of the frame is my improved saw carriage 12, said carriage comprising an open substantially rectangular frame on which adjacent to its forward end and near one side are formed depending bearing lugs 13 between which is revolubly mounted a front supporting wheel or roller 14. On the opposite side of theframe is formed a lateral extension 15 having on its under side de pending bearing lugs lwith which is revolubly engaged a side support-ing roller 17. On the rear -end of the frame' opposite to that having the extension 15 is formed a rearwardly projecting extension 18 having on its under side depending bearing lugs 19 with which Yis revolubly engaged a rear supporting roller 20. The roller 2O is in line with the roller 14 and said rollers are adapted to engage the wear plate on one of the side members of the frame, while the roller 17 on the opposite side of the carriage is adapted to engage the wear plate `on the opposite side member Vof the frame. The

rollers 17 and 20 are preferably provided with fenders 21 in the form of inverted U-shaped plates which are engaged with the extensions 15 and 18 of the carriage frame and secured thereto by suitable fastening screws as shown. Then thus arranged the depending .ends of the fenders are disposed immediately in front and rear of the rollers and thus remove any chips or obstructions from the path of the rollers. The rear depending end of the fender of the rear roller 20. is preferably provided on its lower end with a transversely disposed sweep plate 22 which is provided to more effectually clear the track or wear plate ofV said roller from any obstructions which might interfere with the travel of the carriage. For the same purpose I- secure to the opposite end of the carriage infront of the roller 14 a fender 21 to the lower end of which is secured a transversely disposed sweep plate 22.

On one side of the carriage is formed a lateral extension having therein a longitudinally disposed slot 23, which opens through the outer side of the extension as shown. On the ends of the extension formed by the opening therethrough are secured guide supporting brackets 24, on the outer Vlaterally projecting ends of which are formed upwardly projecting guide lugs 25 adjacent to which, and in the outer ends of the brackets 24 are secured bearing bolts 26 on the upper portions of which are revolubly mounted vertically disposed guide rollers 27. The rollers 27 are spaced a suitable distance from the lugs 25 whereby said lugs are adapted'to be engaged with the opposite sides of a guide rail hereinafter described.

Extending transversely across the frame of the carriage 12 and revolubly mounted in suitable bearings 28 is a saw arbor or shaft 29 on the outer end of which is .iXedly mounted a circular saw 30, said saw being arranged to operate in the slot 23 of the car-` riage frame as shown. On the shaft or arbor 29 of the saw within the carriage frame is fiXedly mounted an operating pulley 31 with which is engaged a saw operating belt 32, said belt being also engaged with a drive pulley 33 iXedly mounted on,

ends inserted through rectangular passagesV 35 formed in the opposite side members ofY said frame as shown. The ends of the shaft. 34- are 'adjustablysecured to the side members of the frame. by means of upper and On the inner ends of the arms 38 are formedV bearing sleeves 40 which are pivotally mounted on the shaft 34 and are provided with suitable bushings 41 and oil cups and feed ports 42 as clearly shown in Fig. 22 of the drawing. r1`he outer ends of the arms 38 are turned downwardly and have formed therein bearings 43 in which are revolubly mounted the trunnions of an outer belt engaging roller 44 which' is adapted to be engaged with the lower stretch of the saw operating belt 32. On the upper edges of the arms 38 near their outer ends are formed bearing lugs 45 with which are revolubly engaged the trunnions of an upper belt engaging pulley 467 said pulley being adapted to engage the upper stretch of the belt 32. By thus engaging the pulleys 44 and 46 with the belt 32 the weight of the pulleys and the frame 38 will keep the belt 32 stretched irrespective of the position of the saw carriage, said arms and pulleys swinging up and down when the belt is slack or drawn up by the forward and backward movement of the carriage.

The saw carriage reciprocating mechanism comprises a crank shaft 47 which is revolubly mounted in suitable bearings formed in the side members or arms 48 of an adjustable shaft supporting frame 49, said frame being pivotally supported at its outer end on bearing screws 50 arranged in the forward ends of the side members of the frame 1, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 4 of the drawings. vThe inner ends of the sides or arms 48 of the frame 49 are adj ustably supported by means of supporting screws 51 which are adapted to be engaged with one of a series of holes 52 formed in the adjacent'portions of the side members' formed on an extension on one' of the arms 48 of theframe 49 as clearly shown in Fig. 4 of the drawing. Formed integral with the pinion 54 on the shaft 55 is an operating pulley 57 which is connected by a belt 58 with a pulley 59 fiXed 4on the main drive shaft 6 whereby the motion of said shaft is imparted to the crank shaft 47.

At a suitable position in the shaft 47 are arranged crank arms 60 the outer ends of which are connected by a pin 61 having a pivotal engagement with a block 62 which is slidably engaged with a rack operating arm 63, the lower end of which is connected with a supporting shaft 64 pivotally mounted in the lower portion of the side members of the main frame 1 as shown. The arm 63 consists of an inner member having connected to its outer end a pair of parallel T iron guide bars 65 which are spaced apart and secured at their upper ends to a connecting member 66. The crank connecting block 62 is slidably mounted between the fiat inner sides of the bars 65 and said block is provided on its o-pposite sides with parallel guide flanges 67 which engage the opposite edges of the flat sides of the bars 65 and thereby hold said block in sliding engagement with the bars.

F iXedly mounted in a suitable bearing 68 arranged in one of the side members of the frame 1 is a drum supporting shaft 69 on the inner end of which is loosely mounted a cable operating drum 70, said drum having formed therein a spirally arranged groove 71 with which is adapted to be engaged a carriage reciprocating cable 72, said cable extending forwardly around a guide pulley 73 revolubly mounted in suitable bearing brackets on the forward end of the machine` as shown. One end of the cable 72 is adjustably connected to the forward end of the saw carriage by an eye bolt 74 while the opposite end of the cable is connected to an attaching lug 75 formed on the carriage as shown. By thus connecting the ends of the cable the latter is practically endless and in order that the cable may obtain a firm engagement with the drum, the cable is preferably passed two or three times around the drum or engaged with two or three of the grooves therein as shown. By thus engaging the cable with the drum and connecting the opposite ends of the cable with the saw carriage, it will be readily seen that when the drumis turned in one direction or the other the carriage will be moved in the corresponding direction. The drum 70 is revolved. first in one direction. and then the other by means of a rack bar 76 which is slidably mounted on a supporting flange 77 formed on the upper portion of one of the side members of the frame Vas clearlyy shown in Figs. 20 and 21 ofthe drawings. The teeth of the rack bar 6 are in operative engagement with the teeth of a pinion 78 formed integral with the cable operating drum 70 whereby when the rack bar is reciprocated, said pinion and drum will be revolved first in one direction and then the other. The rack bar 7 6 is held down in operative engagement with the pinion 78 by a guide plate 7 9 which is arranged in the side member of the main frame as shown in Fig. 2O of the drawings.

The rack bar 7 6 is operatively connected at one end by a link 80 to the spacing member 66 in the upper end of the arm 63 whereby when said arm is swung back and forth the rack bar will be shifted rst in one direction and then the other, thereby revolving the pinion 7 8 and shaft 69 as hereinbefore described to actuate the cable operating drum whereby the saw carriage is reciprocated to bring the saw thereon into and out of engagement with the wo-rk which is held in position to be engaged by the saw as will be hereinafter'more fully described. The shaft G9 of the cable operating drum 70 has formed therein an oil passage 81 (see Fig. 19) and ports 82 whereby oil is conducted from an oil cup 83 connected to the outer end of the passage 81 to the bearing surface of the drum 70 and pinion 7 8. By Ymeans of the crank connection between the operating arm of the carriage reciprocating rack and the operating shafts 17 as herein shown and described it will be seen that the movement of the crank in its Vcircle when swinging the arm 63 for the forward stroke or movement of the carriage is considerably less than the movement of the crank when swinging the arm back for the'return stroke of the carriage so that more time is consumed on the return stroke than on t-he forward Ystroke of the carriage. This increase in the time of the return movement of the carriage permits the o-perator to remove the finished work, place the work in position to be cut or to reverse the same after one side of a stave has been cut. rack operating arm 63 is clearly illustrated in Fig. 25 of the drawings.

In order to hold the work in proper position to be engaged and cut by the saw, I provide a supporting and holding mechanism comprising a frame 84 to the vertical side bars or standards yof which are secured the ends of a lower stave holding member or plate 85, said plate being curved on its upper side from its outer ends toward its center to correspond with the bilge or curvature of the barrel staves. The stave supporting plate 85 is preferably out away or recessed on its outer side between its ends as shown at 86 and is provided in its upper This movement of theY 4edges with notches 87 the purposeV of Vwhich will be hereinafter described. The ends of the plate 85 are also curved transversely to conform to the transverse curvature of the staves. In order to receive and support the stave in proper position when applied to the plate 85 and before the clamping devices are brought into engagement with the staves I provide suitable stave supporting members 88 comprising narrow plates having formed on their lower sides slotted lugs 89 with which are engaged attaching screws 90 whereby said members 88 are adjustably secured to suitable support-ing brackets 91 formed o-n a portion of the supporting frame 811. Secured to the lower ends of the members 88 are stave receiving springs l92 the upper ends of which are normally spaced a short distance abovethe upper ends of the members 88 and form a level support with which the staves are engaged when first placed in the machine and before being clamped int-o engagement with the plate'85. The upper ends of the members 88 when arranged in position on the frame S41 engage the notches 87 in the plate 85,'V said notches being of sufficient depth to receive bot-h' the members 88 and springs 92 when the latter are forced down by the stave when the same is clamped into engagement with the plate S5.

In order to' indicate to the operator the position of the saw line or the distance to which the stave should be pushed o-ver before being fastened down for cutting, I provide a gage 93 comprising a curved supporting and operating bar91, which is pivotally connected to the upper portion of the frame 811 as shown at 95 in Fig. 2 and has its outer end curved downwardly and disposed in the path of movement of a trip roller 96 which is revoluhly mounted on a suitable bracket 97 secured to the extension 1S of the saw carriage whereby said arm is automatically operated by the movement of the carriage to bring the gage into operative position to receive the stave and to lift said gage after the stave has been fastened thus preventing the gage from interfering with the operation of the saw when cutting the stave. The gage 93 is preferably constructed in the form of a plate 99, hingedly secured as at 98 to the inner end of the bar 94 and yieldingly held in an operative position by a coiled spring 100 arranged on the pin of the hinge connection between the plate and the bar as clearly shown in Figs. 26 and 27 of t-he drawing. By thus hingedly connecting the gage and yieldingly holding the same in position by means of a spring as shown and described, the same willform a yielding stop and gage for indicating the saw line and position for the inner edge of the stave to be out7 and the plate may be pushed back ative position by the engagement cf the roller 96 with the downwardly curved rear end of the bar 94 and that as soon as the carriage has moved forward to a suilicient extent to disengage the roller 96 from the downwardly curved end of the bar 94 said end of the bar will, owing to its greater length and weight, drop and lift the forward end of the arm and the gage plate thereby preventing the latter from interfering with the saw. lVhen the carriage moves back on its return stroke the roller 96 will again engage the downwardly curved end of the bar 94 and again swing the inner end of the same and gage plates down in position to receive the staves.

In order that the stave may be moved evenly across the receiving springs 92 of the supporting members 88 so that the ends of the stave will both be brought into position to be out alike by the saw, I preferably provide a stave adjusting and shifting mechanism comprising a rock shaft 101 which is pivotally mounted in bearing members 102 bolted or otherwise firmly secured to angle iron supporting brackets 103 formed on one of the side members of the main frame as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawings. On the shaft 101 are iiXedly mounted upwardly projecting arms 104 on the upper ends of which are formed angular stave engaging plates or members 105 which, when the arms are swung inwardly will engage the opposite ends of the st-ave resting on the supporting springs 92` and will shift said stave evenly across the springs to bring the inner edge of the same into engagement with the gage plate 99 and into position to receive the saw when brought into engagement therewith. The arms 104 are adjustably secured to the shaft 101 by means of set screws 106 and are adapted to be moved in unison. In order to move the arms into and. out of engagement with the` staves, 'I preferably provide one of said arms with an operating handle 107, said handle preferably projecting laterally from the, outer side of the arms as shown. In order to limit the outward movement of the arms 104 and to support the same in an inoperative position, I provide a stop bar 108, the inner end of which is suitably secured to the frame 84 while the outer end has formed thereon a hook 109 with which the adjacent arm is engaged when the adjusting mechanism is swung outwardly to an inoperative position.

In order to clamp the staves down onto the curved upper surface of the plate 85 whereby the proper curvature or bilge is imparted to the stave while the same is being cut, I provide clamping members in the form of plates 110, said plates being firmly secured to the lower ends of plunger bars 111, which are slidably engaged with apertured guide passages formed in the upper portion of the frame 84. The clamping plates 110 are arranged at the proper angle for holding the ends of the stave down fiat or into close engagement with the plate 85. In the plates 110 are preferably arranged dies 112 by means of which any desired characters or marks may be impressed into the staves when the clamping plates are brought into engagement wtherewith. The upper ends of the plunger bars 111 are pivotally connected to the outer ends of supporting links 113 the inner ends of which are pivotally connected to a cross head 114 secured to the upper end of a guide bar 115. The guide bar 115 is slidably engaged with an apertured boss 116 formed on the frame 84 as shown. The links 113 are supported in a horizont-al position on the cross head 114 by laterally projecting support-ing lugs 117 formed on one side of the cross head as clearly shown in Figs. 11 and 12 of the drawings. The links 113 are yieldingly held in a horizontal position and in engagement with the lugs 117 by a leaf spring 118 secured midway between its ends to the upper side of the cross head 114. The outer ends of the spring when thus arranged bear on the outer ends of the links113 and upper ends of the plunger bars 111 so that when said clamping mechanism is lowered to bring the clamping plates 110 into engagement with the staves a yielding pressure will be imparted to the stave through the spring 118. The pressure of the spring is suiciently strong to force the ends of the stave down and to hold the same upon the plate 85 and to cause the dies to make an impression inthe stave.

The clamping mechanism is raised and lowered to bring the clamping plates out of and into contact with the ends of the staves by means of a lever 119 which is pivotally mounted on a bearing lug A120 formed on theupperiend of the frame 84 and which lever is provided on its inner end with a circular head 121 adapted to engage or work betweenV upper and lower laterally projecting lugs 122 formed on one side of the cross head 114 as shown. The outer en d of therlever 119 is connected by an adjustable operating rod orlink 123 to the outer end of a lever 124, the inner end of which is pivotally connected to one yof the side members of the main frame as shown. On one side of the lever 124 is revolubly mounted a roller 125 with which is adapted to be engaged a cam or eccentric 126 which is fiXedly mounted on the adjacent end of the shaft 47 whereby at each revolution of said shaft the cam 126 will be brought into engagement with the roller 125 thus lifting the lever 124. The movement of the lever when thus actuated is imparted through the adjustable rod 123 to the outer end of the lever 119 thus rocking the latter and causing the inner end thereof to force the clamping mechanism downwardly into operative engagement with the ends of the staves. It will be understood that the cam 126 is arranged on the shaft 47 in position to engage the roller and lift the lever 124 at the proper time for actuating the clamping mechanism. The connecting rod 123 between the levers 119 and 124 comprises a central tubular member 127 the opposite ends of which are interiorly threaded and have engaged therewith the threaded inner ends of eye bolts 128 whose eyes are connected with the levers 119 andV 124 as shown. By thus forming the connecting rod between the levers 119 and 124 in adjustably connected sections the strokes of the levers may beicontrolled and the operation of the clamping mechanism thus regulated to engage staves of greater or less thickness or to bring the clamping plates 110 into engagement with the staves with greater or less force.

In order to provide for the lengthwise adjust-ment of the staves when placed on the receiving springs 92, I provide an adjustable end stop comprising a threaded rod' or bolt 129 having on its inner end a head or stop plate 130 and having a screw threaded engagement with a threaded passage formed in one end of the frame 84 as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing. On the bolt or rod 129 and adapted to be screwed into engagement with the opposite sides of the ends of the frame 84 are jam nuts 131 whereby the bolt after being adjusted is locked in position so that the plate 130 on the inner end thereof forms a stop with which the ends of the staves are engaged when placed in the machine as described.

In forming the staves the ends of the same must be cut to taper from the center of the staves so that when the staves are asf sembled to formthe barrel their edges will the frame 84. The guide railV 132 is con"- nected to the plate 134 by a series of retracting bolts 135, the outer ends of which are secured to the guide rail 132 by tapered counter sunk heads 136, while on the threaded opposite ends of the bolts are arranged adjusting nuts 137 and clamping nuts 138. Arranged in the plate 134 between the bolts 135 are adjusting screws 139, the inner ends of which are engaged with the inner side of the guide rail whereby when said adjusting screws are screwed inwardly and the nuts on the threaded ends of thebolts 135 are loosened, the guide rail 132 may be forced outwardly to a greater or less extent beyond the adjacent side of the plate 134, thus permitting said guide rail to be bowed or curved to a greater or less extent and at any desired point. By thus adjusting the guide rail the taper which it is desired to give to the ends of the barrel sta-ves may be given to the guide rail so that when the saw carriage is brought into position to engage the saw with the stave the carriage will be guided to cause the saw to cut the stave in the shape desired. The sawV carriage is engaged with and directed by the guide rail 132 by means of the guide lugs 25 and rollers 27 hereinbefore described. By arranging the stave supporting mechanism at anangle as shown in Figs. 16 and 17 of the drawings, the edge of the stave will be presented to the saw at the proper angle to cause the saw to cut the edge of the stave on a bevel as indicated in Fig. 29 of the drawings, and by clamping the stave down on the holding mechanism whereby the stave Vis held in the shape the same assumes when formed in the barrel, the angle or bevel will be formed on the edge'of the stave along its entire length so that a perfect joint will lbe formed between the engaged edges of the staves whe assembled to form the barrel. Y

The listings or waste after having been cut from the stave in the manner described fall back into an inclined chute or trough 140 arranged in rear of the stave supporting mechanism as clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The trough 140 is preferably supported on bars 141 which are bent into proper fo-rm for supporting the trough m position. The listings after falling intothe trough will slide down and out of the same into curved listings receiving arms 142 secured to the rear side of the machine as shown. In falling into the arms 142 the listings will straighten themselves and may berreadily bunched together and removed from the arms. f-

The stave when `finished is thrown by the operator into the hopper of a registering or recording device shown in another applica tion filed by me. j y

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any ofthe advantages of the invention as dened in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, wh at I claim is:

1. A stave jointing machine comprising a main supporting frame, a saw carriage adapted to travel on said frame, a saw operatively mounted in said carriage, a stave holding plate having its upper surface curved from the center toward its Vends and inclined outwardly, springstave receiving devices adapted to hold the staveA substantially horizontal when first placed in position on said pla-te, a stave shifting mechanism adapted to move the stave evenly across said receiving devices and into engagement with said plate, an adjustable end gage adapted to receive the ends of the staves when placed on said receiving devices, and means to bend and clamp the staves down into operative engagement with said holding plate.

2. A stave j ointing machine comprising a main supporting frame, a saw carriage adapted to travel on said frame, a saw opera-tively mounted in said carriage, a trans-l versely notched stave holding plate having its upper surface curved from the center toward its ends, spring stave receiving devices standing normally above said notches and adapted to hold the stave when first placed in posit-ion in the supporting mechanism, a stave shifting mechanism adapted to move the stave evenly across said receiving devices and into engagement with said plate, and means to bend and clamp the staves down into operative engagement with said holding plate.

3. A stave jointing machine comprising a main supporting frame, a carriage movable thereon, a saw operatively mounted on the carriage, work-supporting mechanism including a vertically movable clamp and beneath it a stave-holding plate having its operative surface curved longitudinally and inclined laterally and provided with two transverse notches, and stave-receiving devices adapted to hold the stave substantially horizontal when rst placed in position upon said work-support, the same comprising upright plates having slotted lugs, set screws engaging the slots of said lugs for supporting the plates, and springs secured at one end to one extremity of the plates with their other ends lying out of contact with the other extremities thereof, said extremities lying in the notches and the free ends of the springs standing above them, for the purpose set forth.

4. A stave jointing machine comprising a main supporting frame, a saw carriage adapted to travel on said frame, a saw revolubly mounted in said carriage, a work holding plate, stave receiving devices adapted to coact with said holding plate to support a stave when first placed thereon, a gage adapted to indicate the saw line, said gage comprising a stationary attaching plate, a stave engaging plate hingedly con nected to said attaching plate, a spring to hold said stave engaging plate in position to form a yielding stop for the stave, and automatically operated stave clamping devices adapted to bend and clamp the stave down upon said holding plate after said stave has been adjusted in position thereon.

5. A stave j ointing machine comprising a main supporting frame, a saw carriage adapted to travel on said frame, a saw operatively mounted in said carriage, a work holding plate having its upper surface curved from the center toward its ends and inclined outwardly and downwardly to support a stave in position wherein the saw will cut the edges of the stave on a bevel, clamping devices adapted to bend the ends of the stave down and clamp the same in position on said holding plate, adjustable stave receiving bars, stave receiving springs secured to said bars and adapted to receive and hold the staves in position to be bent down and clamped by said clamping members, and means to shift the stave evenly across said receiving devices and in position to be engaged by the saw.

6. A stave j ointing -machine comprising a main supporting frame, a saw carriage adapted to travel on said frame, a saw operatively mounted in said carriage, a work supporting mechanism comprising a stave holding plate having its upper surface curved from the center toward its ends and inclined outwardly, spring stave receiving devices adapted to hold the stave when irst Aplaced in position in the supporting mechanism, a gage adapted to indicate the saw line or the position of said stave for being cut, a stave shifting mechanism adapted to move the stave evenly across said receiving devices and into engagement with said plate, said shifting devices, comprising a "rock shaft, upwardly extending arms adjustably secured to said shaft, stave engaging plates arranged on the upper ends of said arms, an operating handle connected to one of said arms, a stop adapted to gage and hold said arms when swung to an inoperative p0sition, an adjustable end gage adapted to re? ceive the ends of the staves when placed on said receiving devices, and means to bend and clamp the staves down into operative engagement With said holding plate.

7 A stave jointing machine comprising a main supporting frame, a saw carriage adapted to travel o-n said frame, a saw revolubly mounted in said carriage, a Work holding plate having its upper surface curved vfrom the center toward the ends thereof, a guide Way on its outer side between said ends, stave receiving devices adapted to ooact With said holding plate to support a stave when first placed thereon, a gage adapted to indicate the sav7 line, said gage comprising a stationary attaching plate, a

stave engaging plate hingedly connected to said attaching plate, a spring to hold said stave engaging plate in position to form a yielding stop for the stave, and automatically operated staveclamping devices adapted to bend and clampl the stave down into operative engagement- With said holding plate after said stave has been adjusted in position thereon.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

PERRY 'HAZARD WILLIAMS.

Vitnesses:

WM. H. FITZ HUGH,v Grao.v E. Tanon.

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